I was going to say I love the porch, but not sure that qualifies as a room. I was a confused when you mentioned that in shots where you can see in the house from the porch, it was the porch "inside". I might have missed it but I assume that means there were two porches? The external set and another set that was like the kitchen or bedroom set but it was a porch set? If so, then perhaps the internal porch set was simply a wall that looked like the front of the house but you could see inside the openings like inside the door.
SPOILER ???? A STAGE IS A STAGE IS A STAGE. So what. :) Still the way everything on the show had been presented looked absolutly real on the screen. It is a wonderfull memory for me and THANKS AGAIN for your great insights.
I ate my weight in candy, when they stocked the store. And there was no glass in the display case, so I remember clearly reaching through the front of the case to grab a handful.
I imagine it was quite the treat to be able to just reach in and grab candy. Candy is irresistible for kids. I can remember buying penny candy back in the day, but the money was often hard to come by.
I worked nights for over 45 years and never watched network prime time TV. Retired three years ago and recently started watching "The Waltons" on a nightly basis. I find the show a wonderful escape from the emotionally draining situations facing us all, these days. I often find myself longing for a simpler/slower life, as it was back then...thank you.
I agree with you. My.prayer is for us to return to the 50 Era when life was centered on the family. There were few distractions like today. Most families attended church on Sunday and life was just more simple. Also, crime was not out of control like today. Parents weren't fearful of predators. Sure we didn't have all the fancy contraptions like microwaves and dishwashers but we did have more of each other. I love to watch the Walton reruns. THANK YOU!
@@maryduerbusch3150 before microwave ovens when a girl could still cook and still would..... Is the best of the free life behind us now and are the good times really over for good! Beautiful song by Merle Haggard at least that's part of it listen to the lyrics it's awesome he gives us hope in the last verse of it!
Absolutely! Again this evening (Thanksgiving 2022, as I type this, The Waltons have are on my TV right NOW-Have been ALL day and are everyday!So thankful for the marathons they do! ✨ or RE- watched soooo it over a doer,and continue-❤️🙂
i know, wouldnt it be nice to live life that way? I watch this show every day on MeTV right now. Its such a respite from this harsh world.. You should treat yourself and buy the whole series for your personal library. Im getting ready to.
@@callipitter8474 I agree. Sin has always affected humankind, and it is ever-present in our struggles as individual humans, but never have I seen sin embraced by society like it is today. Today, what has always been considered wrong is now accepted as "okay," and what was always good and right is now reviled and cursed. Sin today is embraced by our laws, our courts, our governments, our corporations and anyone who calls it sin is called a narrow-minded bigot. We didn't see that during the 1970s.
Judy Norton is so pretty... gosh, for decades I absolutely didnt feel like it was a complete Christmas unless I got to see the Walton's Homecoming Christmas episode... God bless them.
The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie were two shows my sister and I never missed. We would have popcorn or some other treat and arrange our pillows on the floor in front of the tv. Mom was usually on the sofa, dad in his recliner. Sometimes my sister and I laughed and sometimes we cried. The shows touched us so deeply, we could feel what the characters were feeling. Timeless, wholesome programs that I feel so fortunate to have seen. There was always a lesson to be learned. I miss these shows so much. Thank you so much Judy for sharing.
It was shows like "The Waltons" and "Little House on the Prairie" that truly define family entertainment. I am so glad our twin daughters were able to grow up during that era. Preserving shows such as these has been well worth it. "Goodnight, John boy!"
When I watch Walton Episodes, I am returned to my childhood. All my life I've been stirred by this show, the love of family being more important than anything else. Thank you!
My mom is 92 on the 15th.We sit and watch the Waltons on insp all the time just as we did years ago while you were still filming it.She is getting very frail and early dementia now and I tell her often the show will always remind me of her when she is gone! 🙂
ALL of The Walton's on RUclips with us in 2022 and beyond just makes life so much greater thank you Walton's and GOD bless ALL! Good night Mary Ellen good night Elizabeth!
I know that there are many who would disagree, especially the younger generations, but as far as I'm concerned, the Walton's show was, hands down, the absolute best program to EVER grace the TV set, and I never tire of watching reruns either! Granted, there are probably hundreds of shows in our history that were very, very good wholesome shows, but for me, absolutely ZERO that I would ever consider to be on the SAME level as the Walton's show was!!!
R.R. E. I will have to agree with you! I am 68 so I grew up with "Leave it to Beaver" ( The absolute best family show from those years...my opinion ). As you said, there have been other very good family shows, but then one comes along like The Waltons that re-sets the bar so high that so far, in my own opinion...nothing has come close...except for "Little House ..." Isn't it interesting that both "Little House.." and The Waltons are based on real people and their "mostly" real stories. I lived for a short while in Virginia near Charlottesville, which is near the little home-town of Earl Hamner, whose writings ( John Boy was about Earl Hamner...loosely based..) were the original basis for the show. It's beautiful country..!!
@@marbleman52 Almost 10 years older than you but would agree with your sentiment 100% !! Felt like we were part of multiple families. As you say, Beaver, the "little House" clan, "The Nelson's", and, don't forget "The Brady Bunch" and "Happy Days"!! Have to say though, The Waltons were the best !!!
@@pappabob29 When I was in the 5th grade we had quiet time where we had to lay our heads down on our desk for 10-15 minutes (?). The teacher would read to us from one of the Laura Ingles Wilder books. Isn't it interesting what little things like that we remember from so long ago.
Hello would you be able to tell me please when it was filmed outside of the house how did the views hear you the Waltons saying goodnight to each other?
If I remember correctly, it was on Tuesday night maybe Monday. Like an episode of the Waltons where the whole family gathered around the radio in the evening, our family gathered around the TV to watch every episode.
I watch The Walton's every day following the afternoon news. I watched as a teen in the 70's and love the show, even more, today on Me-TV. I miss the emphasis on family values the show projected, that seems to be missing on television today.
I loved the Daltons,show and family!! I remember when Will Geer passed away. I was at the supermarket,shopping,I had tears in my eyes. He was Granpa to every one. Loved him and grandma. This show was a staple at my house.,every Thursday. Take care
Thanks Judy for the inside look. I was 10 when The Waltons first aired. It's probably the most wholesome show in the history of television, and that's what I love about it!
LOVED watching The Waltons when I was a kid back in the 70's. Not sure how many people know this but the same house was used for the Dragonfly Inn on the Gilmore Girls too.
The Waltons was a great show, it was well written, directed, and acted, I like all nine seasons, but my favorite seasons were the first 5, when grandpa was still alive and Richard Thomas was still on the show
@@cherylodonnell6050 Mine too,because I never got to know both of my grandfathers,they both died as a result of WW II.I always imagined having an Opa as we call it so Grandpa was my favorite character out of all those other fine people acting in the series.
The Walton's house reminds me so much of my grandmother's farm house.She grew up during the great depression with 5 brothers and 6 sisters.She really loved the Walton's.
Favorite room, John Boy's room. It was presented mostly as a quiet room with a desk facing out the window, inspiring the imagination of what lie beyond the confines of the Walton's home. A place each evening John Boy could compose his thoughts and write his stories. Some years ago, I discovered that the picture hanging next to the door of that room was an actual period lithograph, and had a name, Our Blue Mountain Camp. I found an original print of it from the 1930s on an online auction site and purchased it. Now I have a small reminder of a simpler time from a favorite set.
The Waltons brought me back from a really dark place in my life. For a long time I wasn't sure if I was going to make it. But then I discovered this show. I watched the series about 5 times back to back bc it seemed to be the only thing to make me smile. I wanna thank each & every one of you for being the light at the end of the tunnel for me. You are beautiful. 💜🙏
Gabby Stable YES,,THE KITCHEN TABLE HOLDING THE ENTIRE FAMILY LAUGHING ,EATING, BEING A LOVING FAMILY , I WATCH THE WALTONS EVERYDAY ALLDAY ,RECORDED,, IM OLD👵🏻 I FEEL COMFORTED WITH THE SOUNDS OF THE WALTONS IN MY HOUSE ❤️
I was born about 9 years after the Depression started and our family still felt the effects of those years. The Waltons was a look inside of my family. There were 8 of us so I can relate to the life and times of those days. The Waltons did have it a bit better though. We didn't have a bathroom and just a farm pump in the kitchen for our water. My mom had to heat water from the pump to bath all of us in a round tub. Looking back, those were the happy, good- old days. We were not poor for poor is a state of mind. We were rich in love because we had each other. I am 78 years old now and when the Waltons replay I can't help it when tears roll down my face for t takes me back to those good old days. Thank you Judy and all of the cast that made it possible for me to take that sentimental journey.
I don't want to believe it was a show I want to believe it was real I just started watching it again at 63 it has brought me so much happiness to watch this I love The waltons
I'm in my 60s, and my wife and I watched the entire series a couple of years ago. I enjoyed the show the first time around, the second time around, and I'm thinking it's getting close to time for watching it all for a third time. Thanks for all the years of great, wholesome, family entertainment.
This was my mom's favorite show. I was away at college when it premiered and had no idea how much she loved it until I came home. She had a difficult early life during the worst of the Depression, and a father who left the family. She loved the faithful parents on The Waltons who remained in love with each other.
The Waltons was always one of my parents favorite show as well as mine. mom said she was about elizabeth age during the time span of the show. One time Elizabeth had some kind of winter hat with flaps that went over the ears, and i recall my mom saying "Oh my, look at that! I used to have a hat just like that one!"
I grew up watching the Walton's and wanted to rewatch the series with 2 of my children still at home. To my surprise, my youngest son with autism, who understands best how to learn things with pictures, has begun showing emotion while watching the family dynamics of the Walton's. While I love him as he is, it's incredible to see this emotional part of him open up and hear him chuckle when Jim Bob does something comical or see him react with tears at a sad part. As his mama, my heart is bursting with joy at this new side of my son. I never guessed in a million years that it would come from watching The Walton's . I'm teary as I write this. Thank you, Judy, for showing behind the scenes. I'm grateful for the values and the love this show portrayed. Best wishes to you!
I remember, every week, sitting down with my 2 sisters, mom and dad and watching The Waltons. We never missed an episode and now my family have all the seasons on DVD and we watch them over and over. ❤
I love watching The Waltons every week, I still watch the show, but I would say my favorite part of the show is dinnertime with the whole Walton family, because that was prayer time during dinnertime as well
I was born in 83 this programme is mixed in with some of my most distant memories of growing up!! I loved it when they were all going to bed 'goodnight johnboy' it took a while saying goodnight lol and of course life back then was peaceful compared to now we didn't have half of the everyday worries and struggles back then! God bless x
My all time favorite room was the kitchen with that big table. Growing up our family always had our meals at the table together. Grandpa and Grandma's room was my second favorite because I loved the antiques. That bed was super beautiful. Then the living room with the family gathered around to listen to the radio. I watch The Waltons now and get such a homesick feeling for a time long past.
I was a young teenager during the original airing of the tv show. Perfect timing to benefit most from the weekly wholesome life lessons. With all of today’s cheating, lying and constant turmoil, we all sure would benefit from the security the Walton family brought to our lives.
Funny I would come across this vid today. I saw a Waltons episode on Friday about John needing his GED to continue supplying lumber for the Army. I have to say i was riveted. The Waltons was one of those special shows that seem to come from a different place. From the Opening theme, to the writing, acting, the way it was shot etc. A truly DECENT show with a good message about a family getting through life's times good and bad. It didn't need flash, violence or shock. It stood on its own and still does. I truly miss that time. There is something about the 70's that can never be duplicated. I'm just glad I was there to see it.
What is so special to me about the house is that the Walton's was my fav show growing up- then fast forward they re-purposed it as the Dragonfly Inn on the Gilmore Girls which was my fav show once I was older. Love them both for different reasons.
Oh, how I loved this show, and had such a crush on John-boy. The Walton's are still treasured today, especially now, with the world in such turmoil. Please keep these precious trips back in time coming our way. The Walton family is a permanent part of mine💞😊
These are so cool!! The John-boy character was an inspiration to me. I would sit at my bedroom window writing away at my desk just like he did. I never became a writer, I followed a different career, but I still write poetry for my daughter to this day, and I'll bet John-boy has something to do with that! Such is the influence of an iconic show. Many great memories. And I especially remember you, dear!! Have a wonderful evening!!
My grandmother said The Waltons was her favorite television show, she could relate to it so well because the show did such a great job of capturing how she and grandpa lived during the Depression. Thanks for sharing, these fond memories I had of them will last forever, The Waltons will always be a part of that for me.
Judy, I really enjoyed watching your behind the scenes. 1972 I was 10 and I would dream of just wanting to have a family like the Waltons to grow up in... always thought of the Waltons and it being my most favorite show to watch wanting to step in and be apart of it all and I could forget my own life, I guess would of been off stage... to me just walking down the street to the Waltons house would have been a dream come true, thanks for sharing your insights of The Waltons.!.!.!.
My mom was born in 1921 so watching the Waltons made my mom's stories of Depression Era living more vivid. The Waltons were very well off compared to my mom's family. When my mom was 13 years old she had to leave home to work for a family. She cooked, cleaned & took care of a toddler for room & board & school supplies. The lady of the house gave her some old dresses that she'd remodel/sew for herself. Mom had 3 dresses to her name & flour sack underwear.
Little house on the prairie, The Walton's, Andy Griffith.. these shows are my childhood. You'd be surprised how many around the world grew up watching these shows. Saying thank you hardly seems enough but it's all I can do.. so thank you!
Wow Judy!! That certainly is an eye opener on the house and so well put together that it is still hard for me to fathom actual sets and studios in action here... It just looks so genuine!!! I love the house and surrounds and that plays a major roll in my love for The Waltons... I am 52yrs now and proud to say that it is still one of my favorite shows of all time... I have every episode and would never part with any... Love from your number 1 Australian Waltons fan..💙💜💙
Grew up with the Waltons! My parents were very conservative and that would be the only show I was allowed to watch. Thank you so much for the memories.
The Waltons was then and is now one of my favorite TV shows. It was a simpler time. A time where tv was good....every episode had a moral to it. Even if you didnt realize it at the time...years later....when rewatching...you realize it
Judy, this is so interesting! Thank you! For many years I wanted a house layout just like this house, with open floor plan and big family table. I’m one of 11 children, our family lived in a turn of the century farmhouse home from 1963 the outlying hills of an Oregon coastal town and I adore this lifestyle. 🥰
Was brought up watching the Walton's and I'm 56 and still do. It still gives me that old fashioned feeling especially gramma and grandpa. Loved you all and enjoying the past videos. Cheers Judy from a fan in Sydney, Nova Scotia
my mother in the early 70s started watching the show from the start.i had no tv of my own,so i thought i would try and watch the waltons.i was 9 or 10, did'nt know what to expect at first,but with in 2 weeks i loved the show.have been a fan ever since, bought the show on dvd ,the homecoming,and the collection of movies.thanks to earl hamner,and all the cast for a life time of awesome memories.maybe i could have been a long lost child of the walton family.
My family visited the Warner Bros studios a few years ago and loved seeing where Gilmore Girls was filmed. I love seeing episodes of the Waltons where the same buildings are used! There's also a scene where John and Olivia are sitting next to a fountain on the lot which is the same fountain used in the opening credits of "Friends." I totally geek out on this stuff :-)
There is an awesome web page and a facebook page called Columbia Ranch. You would love looking at all the photos and reading all the tidbits on those pages.
Hi, Judy, I am 66 and have only just discovered that The Waltons is available for viewing thru Amazon Prime and FreeVee. I am on season 3 and I am absolutely in love with this iconic series. The series is wonderful because of the richness of the family life during the Great Depression. Both my parents grew up in the depression and came from big families. Both their fathers were farmers, so I feel like I'm getting a glimpse of what their lives were like as children and teens. My favorite room is the kitchen/dining area. I also came from a large family, and we always sat around our dining room table for dinner, so mealtime for the Waltons feels very familiar. Thank you for the video.
I'm 66 yrs old, living in north Florida on a small farm ,in the 60s alot of the Walton props we had, clothes baskets, tables clothing, John Boy worn a shirt, I had the same shirt, my parents were John and Olivia in real life form ,we watched the Waltons in the 70s and now, bring back so many memories, thanks.
Judy, you are so lovely. Thank you for compiling this for us. I have missed seeing you, as I have been with my 83 year old mother, who had aortic valve replacement and a pacemaker. It’s been a rough 9-10 weeks. I am catching up on your videos. Be blessed! Much love! ❤️
I loved the Walton house especially the open kitchen and living room. I also loved how Grandma’s you went up the stairs then down a few stairs in their room.
You are so welcome - you should visit the replica B&B built in Earl's home town Schuyler, VA. John & Olivia's B&B - it recreates the house and is quite wonderful.
I loved watching the Waltons when I was a kid and also how innocent TV shows were back then. Thank you for a behind the scenes peek and a walk down memory lane.
I was born in the fifties and my dad before WW II.We always watched it together.Him remembering those pre-war years,telling me about it,how much of another world it was,me learning from it,feeling so immensely blessed I grew up after the war. And now we live in this world.I'm tempted to say that in many respects we only went backwards compared to those days.
The Waltons show comes on at noon on my tv and I try and not miss it. Its the only show I watch on tv. I got season 1 and 2 on dvd and want to buy rest of the seasons.
I will watch The Waltons forever....loved this show...all the characters...you will never have a Show like this again...I feel blessed to have been a part of the grand shows of the 50's..60's and 70's...and just into the 80's....thank you Judy for a grand tour...was so interesting!!...🙏✨️🥰
I loved the kitchen with everyone at the table having dinner and the living room when everyone sat around and listened to the radio, such fun family times.
Hi, Judy-- 'Glad you're here on RUclips with your look back at The Waltons. I'm the biggest fan of the show! (I know there are many of us...) Never missed an episode; could always "relate" to Mary Ellen (I was a freshman in high school the year of your first season) and her family's various situations. Earl Hamner was great, and I appreciate all your fine fine work. Thank you.
Reminds me of the old Ponderosa set in Lake Tahoe. The living room, study, dining room were legit but nothing upstairs in that structure but staircase and landing.
We live 45 min from Schuyler. The museum is fun and visiting the area where the Hamners lived is interesting. Kinda puts everything into perspective. We've attended the reunions in October for my birthday and other times at various hotels in town, and have met most of the cast. We've loved the series for years and years. Our daughter is 27..her name is Olivia. :)
I was too young so missed out on growing up watching the Waltons but we purchased the series on DVD and now it's one of my 9 year olds favourite things to watch! Its timeless legacy carries on throughout the generations!
I am so glad to see these videos as my childhood was very similar to the Walton's. We watched the Walton's faithfully, every Thursday night. I grew up in a foster home with my 6 brothers and sisters. Our foster mother was very much like Mrs. Walton and we did not have electricity but a generator since we lived so far back in the woods. I can relate to the show in so many ways. It was such a comfort than, and it's a comfort now. This brings me back to those yesteryears that brought a foster child such sweet memories.
One of the BIGGEST MOMENTS of my life was when I was in my early-to-mid-twenties and I moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia. A year or two after, my parents and a couple of my sisters and my best friend went to Walton's Mountain outside Charlottesville; the REAL Hamner Home. We went into Godsey's store and went to the house and stood out on the street (Mrs. Hamner, we were told, still lived there). I was in awe...it was amazing!!
@@judynorton2598 You have no idea!! Every Thursday at 8:00 was THE WALTONS ("Little House" was another but NOT THE WALTONS). As a boy, in my 20s, 30s, 40s, and yeah in my 50s I still watch The Waltons not just because I love and have always loved it so much but because it's comforting and TV and society is missing out on those great TV shows of the 1970s.
I saw an episode a couple of weeks ago where the door in the kitchen was opened and it was indeed a pantry. Also, in The Homecoming movie Olivia came up from the cellar with her Christmas cactus through the door in the kitchen. I know the layout of the Walton house was completely different in the pilot but I like to think that it is a pantry that also has access to the cellar from the inside of the house. Where else could they store all of those canned goods and winter stock to feed all those youngins? I love those Waltons and appreciate you so much, Judy for sharing these stories and facts with us.
Glad I saw this post. The show has always been in my top 3 of all time. I wish life mimicked the show, then it would be a better place for all to live, even with problems. Love, faith, family, respect, and tradition was always something you got when you watched this great show. And not to mention, it was done in good taste for all ages to see. Hollywood has lost its way over the years since the Waltons.
Aww Judy, you've shattered our illusions hahaha! 😂 That's funny, the mystery doors that no one knew what they were for. You all made it look so real, like it really was this wonderful, welcoming, cosy house full of warmth and love and safety when in fact it was just a shell or you were all actually on a sound stage in the studios. Guess that was the skill you all had in your craft - making the illusions look so real and bringing the house to life. Another lovely insight Judy, we are loving them! ❤️🧡💚
I grew up with the Walton's and watching it now everyday up here in Canada, I can appreciate how the strength of the children's skills as actors grew with each season. Will Geer must have been a joy to work with. I always felt his character had the spirit of Mark Twain somewhere inside him. Thanks for the wonderful memories and for posting these videos.
So I recently started taking care of an elderly lady who watches old movies and this show comes on and since the first time I saw it I fell in love and I want to watch from the beginning I'm only 21 but this show makes me feel like I'm going back in time
Thank you so much Judy for sharing. The Waltons were a family we all aspired to be. How many times we hear people say about their families "We sure weren't the Waltons!" But apparently... neither were the Waltons. :-) Still it is such a sweet escape from these troubled times we are living through now.
I do love this Judy. I sometimes don't want to see the making of Films or TV series because it exposes the fakeness. I love the series because it puts me on Walton's Mt. which relaxes me and makes me wish my life was there.
Thanks for sharing this behind-the-scenes tour of the sets. Great info but makes me appreciate the acting and editing much more. 👍🏽 After folks view our video tours of John and Olivia’s BnB, I am asked quite often about the set. Therefore, I am happy to share this video to our channel’s community tab. 🧡 Thanks for sharing ♥️katie
I was growing up as a Midwestern farm girl when The Walton's came out. I grew up in a farming community with a small school and general store. This show was such a part of my life because it was so similar to how I was raised. I am now a nurse that teaches classes online. Sometimes we have opportunity to tell something about ourselves to break the ice and I can't tell you how many times I have told the class that my childhood was like the show The Waltons. Judy and all of the cast.....thank you for giving us such a show that connects to us even now. God bless you all.
Grew up with this show. As a teen in the '70s, no matter how cool I pretended to be, I still watched The Waltons. Reminded me of the country farms of many of my relatives in SC.
What the producers of T.V. shows and movies can do to make a set on a sound stage seem so real is amazing. I watched "The Waltons" when I was a kid, and it was on for the first time. It's something to learn more about what it was like behind the scenes. I always pictured the "Walton House" as a real, complete house. Now I know what it was really like.
Great back story on the house. I was there in 1992 at the Waltons muse opening day and it was so good seeing most of the cast and when they all got up to speak to the crowd that day. I believe only Michael Learned and Richard Thomas wasn’t there. So kind of you to take the time to share with us these things We appreciate you and enjoy what you share with us.
Judy, I still watch your show every day. A timeless treasure. I loved your character, a young woman before her time, spunky and full of life. Thank you for those memories! God bless you!
I love this....and I also have to give a lot of credit to the people who build those sets. They look SO real! I always thought that was a real house when I was a kid. The set decorators are brilliant, making things look old and used.....nothing looks fake in this show!
I don't know why this made me CRY!!! I guess I just wanted it all to be REAL......I grew up watching this show and today at 56 years old, still watch it in reruns with my 92 year old mama.....It was and still is one of the BEST programs to ever grace the airways! Thanks so much for everything, then and now..love and blessings to you all..........
Ms. Judy, thanks so much for sharing these memories. It's amazing what really goes into production just with the set and props. At least the designers did try to make the stage layout kind of fit the house. There was a certain sitcom that was ending production about the time the Waltons began theirs where the real house didn't fit the stage at all. Of course, they were using a real house in a real neighborhood for the prop. Thanks, too, for explaining the mystery door off the end of the living room set. We can all now live in peace in our home.😁😁
The show was so well put together, I've been watching ever since it came out and never gets old for me. Awesome actors and writers. Everything on the set looked so real, great job. Thanks Judy for giving us even more.
It makes me feel so sad that The Waltons house wasn’t really a house and a home, warm, loving and so close a family. I found it such a great escape from my own, personal world and to help me get through every night, I would dream that I was one of the Walton kids. I think that maybe a lot of us who loved the Waltons dreamt of this.? Thanks 🙏, Judy, for your “station” which I love ❤️. Just to say the favourite episode that focused on you was “The Actress” when you came downstairs absolutely smothered in make up and “your mum” saying that she likes the Mary-Ellen like she’s always been, time for makeup later down the line and you bursting into tears and running back up stairs! Really, every episode had it’s own “personal story” and The Waltons played an enormous part which genuinely helped me through dark and tough times. 🙏 Thank you, So much All of You and you and your station Judy, All The Waltons helped me in more ways than you all will ever know.God Bless You All.xxx🙏💕😊🌈🙃xxx
I just rediscovered “The Walton’s” on MeTV cable station. I’m 66 and thought I would enjoy seeing all the old episodes again. I am thoroughly enjoying the series again and just discovered your RUclips channel. Love 💕 them both!
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Spoiler alert! You'll find out how the exterior and interior sets actually were. The magic of film and editing. Do you have a favorite room?
I love the kitchen scenes!
I love the kitchen table scene where they all get together and say grace. Judy how is Michael Learned doing? Do y'all see each other a lot
I would say it’s a toss up between Kitchen & John Boys room. ❤️
I was going to say I love the porch, but not sure that qualifies as a room. I was a confused when you mentioned that in shots where you can see in the house from the porch, it was the porch "inside". I might have missed it but I assume that means there were two porches? The external set and another set that was like the kitchen or bedroom set but it was a porch set? If so, then perhaps the internal porch set was simply a wall that looked like the front of the house but you could see inside the openings like inside the door.
SPOILER ???? A STAGE IS A STAGE IS A STAGE. So what. :) Still the way everything on the show had been presented looked absolutly real on the screen. It is a wonderfull memory for me and THANKS AGAIN for your great insights.
I ate my weight in candy, when they stocked the store. And there was no glass in the display case, so I remember clearly reaching through the front of the case to grab a handful.
So good to see Kami Cotler join in! Great hearing from you. We watched you grow up on Walton’s mountain. Good stuff here. Awesome!
Wow! This is just so awesome and comforting to have both you and Judy here! Thank you thank thank you,
Yay Kami Colter !! Glad you joined in .
Kami, do you keep in touch with the rest of the cast? I would've loved to have seen Drew & Elizabeth married.❤😀
I imagine it was quite the treat to be able to just reach in and grab candy. Candy is irresistible for kids. I can remember buying penny candy back in the day, but the money was often hard to come by.
I worked nights for over 45 years and never watched network prime time TV. Retired three
years ago and recently started watching "The Waltons" on a nightly basis. I find the show
a wonderful escape from the emotionally draining situations facing us all, these days. I
often find myself longing for a simpler/slower life, as it was back then...thank you.
I agree with you. My.prayer is for us to return to the 50 Era when life was centered on the family. There were few distractions like today. Most families attended church on Sunday and life was just more simple. Also, crime was not out of control like today. Parents weren't fearful of predators. Sure we didn't have all the fancy contraptions like microwaves and dishwashers but we did have more of each other. I love to watch the Walton reruns. THANK YOU!
@@maryduerbusch3150 before microwave ovens when a girl could still cook and still would..... Is the best of the free life behind us now and are the good times really over for good! Beautiful song by Merle Haggard at least that's part of it listen to the lyrics it's awesome he gives us hope in the last verse of it!
No big government haha
Absolutely! Again this evening (Thanksgiving 2022, as I type this, The Waltons have are on my TV right NOW-Have been ALL day and are everyday!So thankful for the marathons they do! ✨ or RE- watched soooo it over a doer,and continue-❤️🙂
You and me both
Not only do I miss seeing this show on TV, I miss the way the world was back then. We live in a much darker time now.
It's on two channels here in Ohio, ME TV and INSP channel. The INSP channel is a much better picture and is finishing season 9.
i know, wouldnt it be nice to live life that way? I watch this show every day on MeTV right now. Its such a respite from this harsh world.. You should treat yourself and buy the whole series for your personal library. Im getting ready to.
@@callipitter8474 I agree. Sin has always affected humankind, and it is ever-present in our struggles as individual humans, but never have I seen sin embraced by society like it is today. Today, what has always been considered wrong is now accepted as "okay," and what was always good and right is now reviled and cursed. Sin today is embraced by our laws, our courts, our governments, our corporations and anyone who calls it sin is called a narrow-minded bigot. We didn't see that during the 1970s.
My sentiments exactly. I choke up every time I hear the theme song.
Yes we do. It almost hurts to watch the Waltons and have that feeling from the 70s and then realize where we really are now.
Judy Norton is so pretty... gosh, for decades I absolutely didnt feel like it was a complete Christmas unless I got to see the Walton's Homecoming Christmas episode... God bless them.
Love The Homecoming!!!
A B S O L U T E L Y My Neighbor 🎉
The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie were two shows my sister and I never missed. We would have popcorn or some other treat and arrange our pillows on the floor in front of the tv. Mom was usually on the sofa, dad in his recliner. Sometimes my sister and I laughed and sometimes we cried. The shows touched us so deeply, we could feel what the characters were feeling. Timeless, wholesome programs that I feel so fortunate to have seen. There was always a lesson to be learned. I miss these shows so much. Thank you so much Judy for sharing.
It was shows like "The Waltons" and "Little House on the Prairie" that truly define family entertainment. I am so glad our twin daughters were able to grow up during that era. Preserving shows such as these has been well worth it. "Goodnight, John boy!"
Omg same! Dad in chair. Us kids sprawled on floor. Popcorn!
The shows today can’t hold a candle to this show or any show like it back then miss those times especially now
I record n watch both to de stress
Totally relatable
The waltons are a timeless treasure, never can stop watching, especially in today's world.
I agree. The show is a comfort these days.
Amen !
@@galaxyluver I am in the middle of season 1 and then this came up on my phone
Thank you well said
I am watching the show right now!! Love it still!!💖
When I watch Walton Episodes, I am returned to my childhood. All my life I've been stirred by this show, the love of family being more important than anything else. Thank you!
My pleasure.
My mom is 92 on the 15th.We sit and watch the Waltons on insp all the time just as we did years ago while you were still filming it.She is getting very frail and early dementia now and I tell her often the show will always remind me of her when she is gone! 🙂
ALL of The Walton's on RUclips with us in 2022 and beyond just makes life so much greater thank you Walton's and GOD bless ALL! Good night Mary Ellen good night Elizabeth!
Thank you so much.
I know that there are many who would disagree, especially the younger generations, but as far as I'm concerned, the Walton's show was, hands down, the absolute best program to EVER grace the TV set, and I never tire of watching reruns either! Granted, there are probably hundreds of shows in our history that were very, very good wholesome shows, but for me, absolutely ZERO that I would ever consider to be on the SAME level as the Walton's show was!!!
R.R. E. I will have to agree with you! I am 68 so I grew up with "Leave it to Beaver" ( The absolute best family show from those years...my opinion ). As you said, there have been other very good family shows, but then one comes along like The Waltons that re-sets the bar so high that so far, in my own opinion...nothing has come close...except for "Little House ..." Isn't it interesting that both "Little House.." and The Waltons are based on real people and their "mostly" real stories. I lived for a short while in Virginia near Charlottesville, which is near the little home-town of Earl Hamner, whose writings ( John Boy was about Earl Hamner...loosely based..) were the original basis for the show. It's beautiful country..!!
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Almost 10 years older than you but would agree with your sentiment 100% !! Felt like we were part of multiple families. As you say, Beaver, the "little House" clan, "The Nelson's", and, don't forget "The Brady Bunch" and "Happy Days"!! Have to say though, The Waltons were the best !!!
@@pappabob29 When I was in the 5th grade we had quiet time where we had to lay our heads down on our desk for 10-15 minutes (?). The teacher would read to us from one of the Laura Ingles Wilder books. Isn't it interesting what little things like that we remember from so long ago.
Bru Rred - We used to do that, too. - talk about the show afterwards!!
We did the “good nights” as well (only 3 of us, but still did it)!!!
@R.R.E. - We used to talk about the show afterwards - what we learned etc!!!
The sound of the Walton’s screen door is embedded in my mind. It’s home.
Lol!! Now that you mentioned it I can hear it creaking open even now.
my screen door for the last 9 years has a simaliar squeek
Reminds me of my mamaw's back door always had that (Soft Slam) 😊
Well how about the music at the beginning and ending?
@@nuttybar9 Exactly, I loved it. Nothing Even Comes Close to it. 👍😊
I was a little too young to appreciate The Waltons when first aired. I watch it now on MeTV and love it. It's literally all new to me.
I loved it when it was first on and today I stay up from 11:00p.m. into 4:00 a.m to watch it daily. I can't get enough Walton's!!!
Me too. I was just too young to relate. Nowadays it's relevant.
Hello would you be able to tell me please when it was filmed outside of the house how did the views hear you the Waltons saying goodnight to each other?
Hi Jeff, I watch all your videos. I love you channel!
If I remember correctly, it was on Tuesday night maybe Monday.
Like an episode of the Waltons where the whole family gathered around the radio in the evening, our family gathered around the TV to watch every episode.
I watch The Walton's every day following the afternoon news. I watched as a teen in the 70's and love the show, even more, today on Me-TV. I miss the emphasis on family values the show projected, that seems to be missing on television today.
When the Roseane sitcom came on it was trash ever since on TV. Haven't watched TV in years. Worthless crap!!
I loved the Daltons,show and family!! I remember when Will Geer passed away. I was at the supermarket,shopping,I had tears in my eyes. He was Granpa to every one. Loved him and grandma. This show was a staple at my house.,every Thursday. Take care
Thank you so much for watching.
Thanks Judy for the inside look. I was 10 when The Waltons first aired. It's probably the most wholesome show in the history of television, and that's what I love about it!
I fully agree with you.
I love the waltons. Grew up watching and still watch the reruns as of today
LOVED watching The Waltons when I was a kid back in the 70's. Not sure how many people know this but the same house was used for the Dragonfly Inn on the Gilmore Girls too.
The Waltons was a great show, it was well written, directed, and acted, I like all nine seasons, but my favorite seasons were the first 5, when grandpa was still alive and Richard Thomas was still on the show
Those were my favorite episodes as well.
@@cherylodonnell6050 Mine too,because I never got to know both of my grandfathers,they both died as a result of WW II.I always imagined having an Opa as we call it so Grandpa was my favorite character out of all those other fine people acting in the series.
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I am a big fan and at 62 yrs I still watch! Thank you for the gift!
You are so welcome
The Walton's house reminds me so much of my grandmother's farm house.She grew up during the great depression with 5 brothers and 6 sisters.She really loved the Walton's.
That's wonderful.
Favorite room, John Boy's room. It was presented mostly as a quiet room with a desk facing out the window, inspiring the imagination of what lie beyond the confines of the Walton's home. A place each evening John Boy could compose his thoughts and write his stories. Some years ago, I discovered that the picture hanging next to the door of that room was an actual period lithograph, and had a name, Our Blue Mountain Camp. I found an original print of it from the 1930s on an online auction site and purchased it. Now I have a small reminder of a simpler time from a favorite set.
How wonderful!
The Waltons brought me back from a really dark place in my life. For a long time I wasn't sure if I was going to make it. But then I discovered this show. I watched the series about 5 times back to back bc it seemed to be the only thing to make me smile. I wanna thank each & every one of you for being the light at the end of the tunnel for me. You are beautiful. 💜🙏
So glad to hear the show had such a positive impact for you! Well done on getting through that.
I really love the Waltons house! My favorite scene is the kitchen. I love that kitchen! Thank you Judy for sharing! 😇
You are so welcome!
Gabby Stable YES,,THE KITCHEN TABLE HOLDING THE ENTIRE FAMILY LAUGHING ,EATING, BEING A LOVING FAMILY , I WATCH THE WALTONS EVERYDAY ALLDAY ,RECORDED,, IM OLD👵🏻 I FEEL COMFORTED WITH THE SOUNDS OF THE WALTONS IN MY HOUSE ❤️
Always loved all the banter and "life's lessons" that happened around the kitchen table !!!
I was born about 9 years after the Depression started and our family still felt the effects of those years. The Waltons was a look inside of my family. There were 8 of us so I can relate to the life and times of those days. The Waltons did have it a bit better though. We didn't have a bathroom and just a farm pump in the kitchen for our water. My mom had to heat water from the pump to bath all of us in a round tub. Looking back, those were the happy, good- old days. We were not poor for poor is a state of mind. We were rich in love because we had each other. I am 78 years old now and when the Waltons replay I can't help it when tears roll down my face for t takes me back to those good old days. Thank you Judy and all of the cast that made it possible for me to take that sentimental journey.
Thank you for sharing.
I don't want to believe it was a show I want to believe it was real I just started watching it again at 63 it has brought me so much happiness to watch this I love The waltons
It was real in all the important ways - the love amongst all of us is very real still.
Thank you Mary Ellen
I'm in my 60s, and my wife and I watched the entire series a couple of years ago. I enjoyed the show the first time around, the second time around, and I'm thinking it's getting close to time for watching it all for a third time. Thanks for all the years of great, wholesome, family entertainment.
Keep your stories coming you're such a great storyteller, thanks so much Judy! ;)
Thank you! Will do!
Nice insight, but u just ruined my nostalgic thoughts as a child 🤣🤣 every Thursday night
This was my mom's favorite show. I was away at college when it premiered and had no idea how much she loved it until I came home. She had a difficult early life during the worst of the Depression, and a father who left the family. She loved the faithful parents on The Waltons who remained in love with each other.
I was really young,When did it air?
The Waltons was always one of my parents favorite show as well as mine. mom said she was about elizabeth age during the time span of the show. One time Elizabeth had some kind of winter hat with flaps that went over the ears, and i recall my mom saying "Oh my, look at that! I used to have a hat just like that one!"
That is so cool :-)
I grew up watching the Walton's and wanted to rewatch the series with 2 of my children still at home. To my surprise, my youngest son with autism, who understands best how to learn things with pictures, has begun showing emotion while watching the family dynamics of the Walton's. While I love him as he is, it's incredible to see this emotional part of him open up and hear him chuckle when Jim Bob does something comical or see him react with tears at a sad part. As his mama, my heart is bursting with joy at this new side of my son. I never guessed in a million years that it would come from watching The Walton's . I'm teary as I write this. Thank you, Judy, for showing behind the scenes. I'm grateful for the values and the love this show portrayed. Best wishes to you!
Oh wow. That is so wonderful to hear. Thank you so much for sharing. It means so much to us to hear how the show has positively impacted others.
AMEN ❤
I remember, every week, sitting down with my 2 sisters, mom and dad and watching The Waltons. We never missed an episode and now my family have all the seasons on DVD and we watch them over and over. ❤
Cool.
I love watching The Waltons every week, I still watch the show, but I would say my favorite part of the show is dinnertime with the whole Walton family, because that was prayer time during dinnertime as well
“The Waltons”, always a favorite!
I was born in 83 this programme is mixed in with some of my most distant memories of growing up!! I loved it when they were all going to bed 'goodnight johnboy' it took a while saying goodnight lol and of course life back then was peaceful compared to now we didn't have half of the everyday worries and struggles back then! God bless x
Yes, times were different then. Glad you enjoy the show.
Your a very beautiful woman take care stay safe
My all time favorite room was the kitchen with that big table.
Growing up our family always had our meals at the table together.
Grandpa and Grandma's room was my second favorite because I loved the antiques.
That bed was super beautiful.
Then the living room with the family gathered around to listen to the radio.
I watch The Waltons now and get such a homesick feeling for a time long past.
I hope it brings back good memories
I was a young teenager during the original airing of the tv show. Perfect timing to benefit most from the weekly wholesome life lessons. With all of today’s cheating, lying and constant turmoil, we all sure would benefit from the security the Walton family brought to our lives.
I always wondered if there ever really was a family this caring. Great story lines. I feel I seen them all 😊
It's how Earl remembered his family. Whether there were rose colored glasses.... don't know.
My dear friend and her husband raised 7 kids in a very loving way- I know this is real, it exists ♥️
Funny I would come across this vid today. I saw a Waltons episode on Friday about John needing his GED to continue supplying lumber for the Army. I have to say i was riveted. The Waltons was one of those special shows that seem to come from a different place. From the Opening theme, to the writing, acting, the way it was shot etc. A truly DECENT show with a good message about a family getting through life's times good and bad. It didn't need flash, violence or shock. It stood on its own and still does. I truly miss that time. There is something about the 70's that can never be duplicated. I'm just glad I was there to see it.
What is so special to me about the house is that the Walton's was my fav show growing up- then fast forward they re-purposed it as the Dragonfly Inn on the Gilmore Girls which was my fav show once I was older. Love them both for different reasons.
Always a great set!
Oh, how I loved this show, and had such a crush on John-boy. The Walton's are still treasured today, especially now, with the world in such turmoil. Please keep these precious trips back in time coming our way. The Walton family is a permanent part of mine💞😊
I loved watching this with my Mama and Daddy! Lovely memories! Wish the world was still like that.
These are so cool!! The John-boy character was an inspiration to me. I would sit at my bedroom window writing away at my desk just like he did. I never became a writer, I followed a different career, but I still write poetry for my daughter to this day, and I'll bet John-boy has something to do with that! Such is the influence of an iconic show. Many great memories. And I especially remember you, dear!! Have a wonderful evening!!
My grandmother said The Waltons was her favorite television show, she could relate to it so well because the show did such a great job of capturing how she and grandpa lived during the Depression. Thanks for sharing, these fond memories I had of them will last forever, The Waltons will always be a part of that for me.
Judy, I really enjoyed watching your behind the scenes. 1972 I was 10 and I would dream of just wanting to have a family like the Waltons to grow up in... always thought of the Waltons and it being my most favorite show to watch wanting to step in and be apart of it all and I could forget my own life, I guess would of been off stage... to me just walking down the street to the Waltons house would have been a dream come true, thanks for sharing your insights of The Waltons.!.!.!.
I love that. Thank you.
My mom was born in 1921 so watching the Waltons made my mom's stories of Depression Era living more vivid. The Waltons were very well off compared to my mom's family. When my mom was 13 years old she had to leave home to work for a family. She cooked, cleaned & took care of a toddler for room & board & school supplies. The lady of the house gave her some old dresses that she'd remodel/sew for herself. Mom had 3 dresses to her name & flour sack underwear.
Little house on the prairie, The Walton's, Andy Griffith.. these shows are my childhood. You'd be surprised how many around the world grew up watching these shows. Saying thank you hardly seems enough but it's all I can do.. so thank you!
Our pleasure.
Judy, thank you for caring enough to share with us all the making of the Waltons. Still a #1 family TV series that will never end.
My pleasure, glad you are enjoying.
Yes Judy thank you!
Wow Judy!!
That certainly is an eye opener on the house and so well put together that it is still hard for me to fathom actual sets and studios in action here... It just looks so genuine!!!
I love the house and surrounds and that plays a major roll in my love for The Waltons...
I am 52yrs now and proud to say that it is still one of my favorite shows of all time...
I have every episode and would never part with any...
Love from your number 1 Australian Waltons fan..💙💜💙
So very happy to hear that you are still enjoying the show. Thank you for watching.
Judy Norton: The kitchen, when you were all together eating. You did a Great acting job Judy. Nice wholesome show!
Thank you!
@@judynorton2598 You betcha!
I'm glad I was fortunate enough to see numerous places used for 1970's shows when I was in my early teens. That was great 🙂.
Hello there 👋
Grew up with the Waltons! My parents were very conservative and that would be the only show I was allowed to watch. Thank you so much for the memories.
The Waltons was then and is now one of my favorite TV shows. It was a simpler time. A time where tv was good....every episode had a moral to it. Even if you didnt realize it at the time...years later....when rewatching...you realize it
Thank you.
And how! Loved watching the Waltons♥️
Judy, this is so interesting! Thank you! For many years I wanted a house layout just like this house, with open floor plan and big family table. I’m one of 11 children, our family lived in a turn of the century farmhouse home from 1963 the outlying hills of an Oregon coastal town and I adore this lifestyle. 🥰
Oh wow. Sounds wonderful.
Was brought up watching the Walton's and I'm 56 and still do. It still gives me that old fashioned feeling especially gramma and grandpa. Loved you all and enjoying the past videos. Cheers Judy from a fan in Sydney, Nova Scotia
So happy to hear that. Thanks so much for watching.
This was the time of my grandparents and parents. They gave me memories of these times good and bad that will stay with me till the end….
Thanks so much for watching
my mother in the early 70s started watching the show from the start.i had no tv of my own,so i thought i would try and watch the waltons.i was 9 or 10, did'nt know what to expect at first,but with in 2 weeks i loved the show.have been a fan ever since, bought the show on dvd ,the homecoming,and the collection of movies.thanks to earl hamner,and all the cast for a life time of awesome memories.maybe i could have been a long lost child of the walton family.
My family visited the Warner Bros studios a few years ago and loved seeing where Gilmore Girls was filmed. I love seeing episodes of the Waltons where the same buildings are used! There's also a scene where John and Olivia are sitting next to a fountain on the lot which is the same fountain used in the opening credits of "Friends." I totally geek out on this stuff :-)
There is an awesome web page and a facebook page called Columbia Ranch. You would love looking at all the photos and reading all the tidbits on those pages.
Another favorite show!
Stars Hollow was the same town used for Hazzard County square from DUKES OF HAZZARD.
Yes. It's the Dragonfly Inn
The music on the Waltons! There is something about it.. my all time favorite
Hi, Judy, I am 66 and have only just discovered that The Waltons is available for viewing thru Amazon Prime and FreeVee. I am on season 3 and I am absolutely in love with this iconic series. The series is wonderful because of the richness of the family life during the Great Depression. Both my parents grew up in the depression and came from big families. Both their fathers were farmers, so I feel like I'm getting a glimpse of what their lives were like as children and teens. My favorite room is the kitchen/dining area. I also came from a large family, and we always sat around our dining room table for dinner, so mealtime for the Waltons feels very familiar. Thank you for the video.
So happy to hear you have found The Waltons again. Thank you so much for continuing to watch!
I'm 66 yrs old, living in north Florida on a small farm ,in the 60s alot of the Walton props we had, clothes baskets, tables clothing, John Boy worn a shirt, I had the same shirt, my parents were John and Olivia in real life form ,we watched the Waltons in the 70s and now, bring back so many memories, thanks.
That is so wonderful. What a great family you have.
Judy, you are so lovely. Thank you for compiling this for us. I have missed seeing you, as I have been with my 83 year old mother, who had aortic valve replacement and a pacemaker. It’s been a rough 9-10 weeks. I am catching up on your videos. Be blessed! Much love! ❤️
I loved the Walton house especially the open kitchen and living room. I also loved how Grandma’s you went up the stairs then down a few stairs in their room.
Thanks Judy, my husband and I always wanted to live in the Walton House.
You are so welcome - you should visit the replica B&B built in Earl's home town Schuyler, VA. John & Olivia's B&B - it recreates the house and is quite wonderful.
@@judynorton2598 I had the chance to visit there years ago, it was so great to walk in there, made you really feel like you were there! So detailed!
Hello there 👋
I loved watching the Waltons when I was a kid and also how innocent TV shows were back then. Thank you for a behind the scenes peek and a walk down memory lane.
Thank you for watching.
@@judynorton2598 You're welcome. Quick question. Do you ever get a chance to see any of your "sibling" co-stars these days?
I was born in the fifties and my dad before WW II.We always watched it together.Him remembering those pre-war years,telling me about it,how much of another world it was,me learning from it,feeling so immensely blessed I grew up after the war.
And now we live in this world.I'm tempted to say that in many respects we only went backwards compared to those days.
Thank you for sharing.
This was so interesting,Judy! From our view, they did such a great job making it look like a real, entire home!
I think so too!
I never noticed that second door by the front door ,,You guys made it look so real!!! THANKS FOR DOING THESE JUDY!
Glad you like them!
The Waltons show comes on at noon on my tv and I try and not miss it. Its the only show I watch on tv. I got season 1 and 2 on dvd and want to buy rest of the seasons.
Me tooo!!
12noon. Every day!!!!
I will watch The Waltons forever....loved this show...all the characters...you will never have a Show like this again...I feel blessed to have been a part of the grand shows of the 50's..60's and 70's...and just into the 80's....thank you Judy for a grand tour...was so interesting!!...🙏✨️🥰
So glad you enjoyed it and the series.
I loved the kitchen with everyone at the table having dinner and the living room when everyone sat around and listened to the radio, such fun family times.
I totally agree!
Hi, Judy-- 'Glad you're here on RUclips with your look back at The Waltons. I'm the biggest fan of the show! (I know there are many of us...) Never missed an episode; could always "relate" to Mary Ellen (I was a freshman in high school the year of your first season) and her family's various situations. Earl Hamner was great, and I appreciate all your fine fine work. Thank you.
Wow, thank you!
I watch Waltons every Sunday all day! Brings me back to my childhood and such happy innocent times!
It’s fascinating to hear behind the scenes snippets like this! I had no idea that staircase didn’t lead up to the bedrooms! 😂
Reminds me of the old Ponderosa set in Lake Tahoe. The living room, study, dining room were legit but nothing upstairs in that structure but staircase and landing.
We live 45 min from Schuyler. The museum is fun and visiting the area where the Hamners lived is interesting. Kinda puts everything into perspective. We've attended the reunions in October for my birthday and other times at various hotels in town, and have met most of the cast. We've loved the series for years and years. Our daughter is 27..her name is Olivia. :)
Ahh, that's sweet. Thanks for being a loyal fan.
I was too young so missed out on growing up watching the Waltons but we purchased the series on DVD and now it's one of my 9 year olds favourite things to watch! Its timeless legacy carries on throughout the generations!
I love that. Always so happy to hear a new generation is being introduced to the show.
It's a beautiful house. Love the front porch too. So inviting.
It really is!
I am so glad to see these videos as my childhood was very similar to the Walton's. We watched the Walton's faithfully, every Thursday night. I grew up in a foster home with my 6 brothers and sisters. Our foster mother was very much like Mrs. Walton and we did not have electricity but a generator since we lived so far back in the woods. I can relate to the show in so many ways. It was such a comfort than, and it's a comfort now. This brings me back to those yesteryears that brought a foster child such sweet memories.
Wonderful.
One of the BIGGEST MOMENTS of my life was when I was in my early-to-mid-twenties and I moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia. A year or two after, my parents and a couple of my sisters and my best friend went to Walton's Mountain outside Charlottesville; the REAL Hamner Home. We went into Godsey's store and went to the house and stood out on the street (Mrs. Hamner, we were told, still lived there). I was in awe...it was amazing!!
What fun for you!
@@judynorton2598 You have no idea!! Every Thursday at 8:00 was THE WALTONS ("Little House" was another but NOT THE WALTONS). As a boy, in my 20s, 30s, 40s, and yeah in my 50s I still watch The Waltons not just because I love and have always loved it so much but because it's comforting and TV and society is missing out on those great TV shows of the 1970s.
I saw an episode a couple of weeks ago where the door in the kitchen was opened and it was indeed a pantry. Also, in The Homecoming movie Olivia came up from the cellar with her Christmas cactus through the door in the kitchen. I know the layout of the Walton house was completely different in the pilot but I like to think that it is a pantry that also has access to the cellar from the inside of the house. Where else could they store all of those canned goods and winter stock to feed all those youngins? I love those Waltons and appreciate you so much, Judy for sharing these stories and facts with us.
My pleasure.
I’ve always loved that house and the surroundings. Thanks for the invite!
Our pleasure!
Glad I saw this post. The show has always been in my top 3 of all time. I wish life mimicked the show, then it would be a better place for all to live, even with problems. Love, faith, family, respect, and tradition was always something you got when you watched this great show. And not to mention, it was done in good taste for all ages to see. Hollywood has lost its way over the years since the Waltons.
Couldn't agree more!
Aww Judy, you've shattered our illusions hahaha! 😂
That's funny, the mystery doors that no one knew what they were for.
You all made it look so real, like it really was this wonderful, welcoming, cosy house full of warmth and love and safety when in fact it was just a shell or you were all actually on a sound stage in the studios. Guess that was the skill you all had in your craft - making the illusions look so real and bringing the house to life.
Another lovely insight Judy, we are loving them! ❤️🧡💚
So sorry... should have put a spoiler alert :)
I grew up with the Walton's and watching it now everyday up here in Canada, I can appreciate how the strength of the children's skills as actors grew with each season. Will Geer must have been a joy to work with. I always felt his character had the spirit of Mark Twain somewhere inside him. Thanks for the wonderful memories and for posting these videos.
My pleasure.
will geer has an outside theater place he established in chatsworth calif....
So I recently started taking care of an elderly lady who watches old movies and this show comes on and since the first time I saw it I fell in love and I want to watch from the beginning I'm only 21 but this show makes me feel like I'm going back in time
Thank you so much Judy for sharing. The Waltons were a family we all aspired to be. How many times we hear people say about their families "We sure weren't the Waltons!" But apparently... neither were the Waltons. :-) Still it is such a sweet escape from these troubled times we are living through now.
It certainly projected a lovely family as role models.
I do love this Judy. I sometimes don't want to see the making of Films or TV series because it exposes the fakeness. I love the series because it puts me on Walton's Mt. which relaxes me and makes me wish my life was there.
I wish my parents were like that! I know, I know, just a show but man, to be talked to the way they did with their kids...ho hum.
Love hearing these inside stories and behind the scenes. It makes rewatching so much more interesting. Thank you Judy.
Thanks for sharing this behind-the-scenes tour of the sets. Great info but makes me appreciate the acting and editing much more. 👍🏽 After folks view our video tours of John and Olivia’s BnB, I am asked quite often about the set. Therefore, I am happy to share this video to our channel’s community tab. 🧡 Thanks for sharing ♥️katie
Our pleasure!
I was growing up as a Midwestern farm girl when The Walton's came out. I grew up in a farming community with a small school and general store. This show was such a part of my life because it was so similar to how I was raised. I am now a nurse that teaches classes online. Sometimes we have opportunity to tell something about ourselves to break the ice and I can't tell you how many times I have told the class that my childhood was like the show The Waltons. Judy and all of the cast.....thank you for giving us such a show that connects to us even now. God bless you all.
Our pleasure. We are all so proud of the show.
Grew up with this show. As a teen in the '70s, no matter how cool I pretended to be, I still watched The Waltons. Reminded me of the country farms of many of my relatives in SC.
What the producers of T.V. shows and movies can do to make a set on a sound stage seem so real is amazing. I watched "The Waltons" when I was a kid, and it was on for the first time. It's something to learn more about what it was like behind the scenes. I always pictured the "Walton House" as a real, complete house. Now I know what it was really like.
Great back story on the house. I was there in 1992 at the Waltons muse opening day and it was so good seeing most of the cast and when they all got up to speak to the crowd that day. I believe only Michael Learned and Richard Thomas wasn’t there. So kind of you to take the time to share with us these things We appreciate you and enjoy what you share with us.
My husband and I went to the Museum in Schylar in 2014. We really enjoyed it. It was the highlight of our trip. We watch reruns almost every night.
Glad you enjoyed it, Yes, the Museum opening was quite an event!
@@judynorton2598 Isn't the actual house in Schylar a BandB now?
Judy, I still watch your show every day. A timeless treasure. I loved your character, a young woman before her time, spunky and full of life. Thank you for those memories! God bless you!
You are so welcome
I love this....and I also have to give a lot of credit to the people who build those sets. They look SO real! I always thought that was a real house when I was a kid. The set decorators are brilliant, making things look old and used.....nothing looks fake in this show!
I don't know why this made me CRY!!! I guess I just wanted it all to be REAL......I grew up watching this show and today at 56 years old, still watch it in reruns with my 92 year old mama.....It was and still is one of the BEST programs to ever grace the airways! Thanks so much for everything, then and now..love and blessings to you all..........
So much of it was real... our love and caring for each other and the truth of the beautiful stories we told :)
@@judynorton2598 I know what you mean.....there's hardly an episode that doesn't touch my heart....tears flow.....lol
Ms. Judy, thanks so much for sharing these memories. It's amazing what really goes into production just with the set and props. At least the designers did try to make the stage layout kind of fit the house. There was a certain sitcom that was ending production about the time the Waltons began theirs where the real house didn't fit the stage at all. Of course, they were using a real house in a real neighborhood for the prop. Thanks, too, for explaining the mystery door off the end of the living room set. We can all now live in peace in our home.😁😁
The show was so well put together, I've been watching ever since it came out and never gets old for me.
Awesome actors and writers.
Everything on the set looked so real, great job.
Thanks Judy for giving us even more.
It makes me feel so sad that The Waltons house wasn’t really a house and a home, warm, loving and so close a family. I found it such a great escape from my own, personal world and to help me get through every night, I would dream that I was one of the Walton kids. I think that maybe a lot of us who loved the Waltons dreamt of this.? Thanks 🙏, Judy, for your “station” which I love ❤️. Just to say the favourite episode that focused on you was “The Actress” when you came downstairs absolutely smothered in make up and “your mum” saying that she likes the Mary-Ellen like she’s always been, time for makeup later down the line and you bursting into tears and running back up stairs! Really, every episode had it’s own “personal story” and The Waltons played an enormous part which genuinely helped me through dark and tough times. 🙏 Thank you, So much All of You and you and your station Judy, All The Waltons helped me in more ways than you all will ever know.God Bless You All.xxx🙏💕😊🌈🙃xxx
Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comments
I just rediscovered “The Walton’s” on MeTV cable station. I’m 66 and thought I would enjoy seeing all the old episodes again. I am thoroughly enjoying the series again and just discovered your RUclips channel. Love 💕 them both!
Thank you so much. Welcome aboard!!